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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
For immediate release
October 7, 1988

G.19

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
Consumer installment credit outstanding increased $5.4 billion in August,
following a $3.6 billion rise in July. The annual rate of growth in August was
10.1 percent — up from the 6.7 percent rate of advance in July. Outstanding
automobile and revolving loans grew more rapidly in August than in July. The rate of
growth in mobile home loans was unchanged in August while "other" credit advanced
somewhat faster.

Net change in
amount outstanding
(millions of dollars)

Annual rate of growth
(percent)
1988

1988
CHANGE IN CREDIT, BY TYPE
(seasonally adjusted)

Total
Automobile
Revolving
Mobile home
Other

Aug.P

Aug.P

Julyr

5,438
2,286
2,624

3,621
1,106
2,118

8,053
2,836
3,655

10.1

30
498

29
368

149

June

1,413

July

June

9.7

6.7
4.7

18.0

14.7

15.2
12.2
25.9

1.4
3.6

1.4
2.7

10.5

1988
TERMS OF CREDIT
(not seasonally adjusted)
Interest rates 1/
Commercial banks 2/
48-mo. new-car loan
24-mo. personal loan
120-mo. mobile home loan
Credit card plan
Auto finance companies 3/
New-car loan
Used-car loan
Other terms at
auto finance companies 3/
Maturity (months)
New-car loan
Used-car loan
Loan-to-value r a t i o (percent)
New-car loan
Used-car loan
Amount financed
(dollars)
New-car loan
Used-car loan




7.0

1987

Aug.

July

June

May

Aug.

10.93
14.81
13.62
17.79

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

10.55
14.40
13.49
17.78

10.37
14.22
13.24
17.85

12.64
15.16

12.44
14.99

12.32
14.83

12.29
14.81

9.63
14.53

56.5
46.8

56.4
46.8

56.3
46.9

56.2
46.9

52.1
45.4

94
98

94
99

94
99

94
99

93
98

11,593
7,918

11,663
7,947

11,626
7,899

11,624
7,778

11,374
7,763

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT, BY HOLDER AND TYPE 4/
Millions of dollars except as noted
Net change during month
Aug.*
1988
S.A.

July*
1988
S.A.

Outstanding at end of month

Aug.*
1988
N.S.A.

Aug.*
1988
S.A.

Aug.*
1988
N.S.A.

Aug.
1987
N.S.A.

Change from end of
Aug. 1987
Amount

Percent

5,438

3,621

8,093

653,431

654,782

599,711

55,071

9.2

4,043
149
412
727
78
29

2,914
-936
557
908
185
-7

4,628
1,140
970
918
309
128

307,232
143,962
85,881
68,909
43,712
3,735

307,245
145,371
86,310
68,957
42,931
3,968

274,086
139,049
80,208
61,854
40,633
3,881

33,159
6,322
6,102
7,103
2,298
87

12.1
4.5
7.6
11.5
5.7
2.2

Automobile
Comme rcial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions

2,286
1,815
-185
400
256

1,106
1,328
-1,004
478
305

n.a.
1,966
574
n.a.
n.a.

285,645
120,465
98,711
47,444
19,026

n.a.
121,067
100,014
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
106,214
97,592
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
14,853
2,422
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
14.0
2.5
n.a.
n.a.

Revolving 7/
Commercial banks
Saving8 institutions
Retailers
Gasoline companies
Credit unions

2,624
1,962
358
37
29
239

2,118
1,336
394
144
-7
251

n.a.
1,946
n.a.
255
128
n.a.

177,552
111,607
15,850
37,708
3,735
8,652

n.a.
110,089
n.a.
36,954
3,968
n.a.

n.a.
92,895
n.a.
35,008
3,881
n.a.

n.a.
17,194
n.a.
1,946
87
n.a.

n.a.
18.5
n.a.
5.6
2.2
n.a.

Mobile home
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Saving8 institutions

30
-22
-49
102

29
-21
-77
127

n.a.
14
-44
n.a.

25,912
8,890
7,387
9,634

n.a.
8,957
7,414
n.a.

n.a.
9,225
8,310
n.a.

n.a.
-268
-896
n.a.

n.a.
-2.9
-10.8
n.a.

Other
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Retailers

498
289
384
-227
11
40

368
272
145
-172
83
40

n.a.
702
610
n.a.
n.a.
54

164,322
66,270
37,863
29,785
24,399
6,004

n.a.
67,132
37,943
n.a.
n.a.
5,977

n.a.
65,752
33,147
n.a.
n.a.
5,625

n.a.
1,380
4,796
n.a.
n.a.
352

n.a.
2.1
14.5
n.a.
n.a.
6.3

Total
Major holder
Commercial banks
Finance companies 5/
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Retailers
Gasoline companies
Major credit type 6/

1. Interest rates are annual percentage rates as specified by Regulation Z.
2. Commercial bank data are simple unweighted averages of each bank's "most commmon" rate
charged during the first calendar week of the month.
3. Finance company data from the subsidiaries of the three major U.S. automobile manufacturers
are volume-weighted averages covering all loans of each type purchased during the month.
4. The Board'8 series on amounts of credit covers most short- and intermediate-term credit
extended to individuals that is scheduled to be repaid (or has the option of repayment) in two or
more installments, excluding loans secured by real estate. Includes outstanding balances on some
securitized consumer loans originated by financial institutions.
5. More detail for finance companies is available in the G.20 Statistical Release, Finance
Companies.
6. Not seasonally adjusted data are unavailable by type of credit for certain holders. In these
cases, the seasonally adjusted total for the holder group has been allocated among the components
using the latest available benchmark information.
7. Excludes 30-day charge credit held by travel and entertainment companies.
n.a.* Data not available.
S.A.** Seasonally adjusted,
r • revised.
p « preliminary.

ff.S.A." Not seasonally adjusted.

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